North West Thunder

North West Thunder, commonly referred to as Thunder, are a women's cricket team that represent Lancashire and North West England, one of eight regional hubs in English domestic women's cricket. They play their home matches at various grounds, including Old Trafford Cricket Ground.[1][2] They are captained by Eleanor Threlkeld and coached by Paul Shaw.[3] The team carries over many elements of the WCSL team Lancashire Thunder, but are now partnered with Lancashire, Cheshire and Cumbria.[4]

North West Thunder
Personnel
CaptainEleanor Threlkeld
CoachPaul Shaw (2020–)
Team information
Colours   Red and dark blue
Established2020
Home groundOld Trafford Cricket Ground
Rookwood Cricket Ground
Trafalgar Road Ground
History
RHFT wins0
CEC wins0
Official websiteThunder Cricket

Playing kit

History

In 2020, women's cricket in England was restructured, creating eight new 'regional hub' teams, with the intention of playing both 50-over and 20-over cricket.[5] North West Thunder were one of the sides created under this structure, effectively replacing the Women's Cricket Super League team Lancashire Thunder and representing Lancashire and North West England, partnering with Lancashire, Cheshire and Cumbria.[4] The side was to be captained by Alex Hartley and coached by Paul Shaw.[6] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 season was truncated, and only 50-over cricket was played, in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.[7] North West Thunder finished third in the North Group of the competition, winning two of their six matches.[8] At the end of the season, five Thunder players were given full-time domestic contracts, the first of their kind in England: Alex Hartley, Georgie Boyce, Emma Lamb, Eleanor Threlkeld and Hannah Jones.[9]

The following season, 2021, North West Thunder competed in both the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the newly-formed Twenty20 competition, the Charlotte Edwards Cup. In the Charlotte Edwards Cup the side finished third in their group, winning two of their six matches, as well as their away match against Sunrisers ending in a tie.[10][11] Thunder batter Emma Lamb hit the first Charlotte Edwards Cup century in the reverse fixture against Sunrisers, as her side made the highest team score of the tournament, 186/1.[12][13] In the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, the team finished seventh in the group of eight, winning three of their seven matches.[14] North West Thunder bowler Hannah Jones was the joint-second highest wicket-taker in the tournament, with 14 wickets.[15]

Ahead of the 2022 season, Hartley stood down as captain of the side.[16] Eleanor Threlkeld was named as her replacement.[17] The side finished third in their group in the Charlotte Edwards Cup that season, winning two of their six matches.[18] The side finished seventh in the group of eight in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.[19]

Home grounds
Venue Games hosted by season
202122Total
Aigburth Cricket Ground, Liverpool2––2
Chester Boughton Hall Cricket Club–4–4
Old Trafford Cricket Ground–145
Rookwood Cricket Ground, Sale–123
Trafalgar Road Ground––11

Players

Current squad

As per 2023 season.[20]

  • No. denotes the player's squad number, as worn on the back of their shirt.
  • double-dagger denotes players with international caps.
No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
12Laura Marshall England (1993-11-01) 1 November 1993Right-handedRight-arm medium
23Shachi Pai England (1998-10-10) 10 October 1998Right-handedRight-arm medium
30Danielle Collins England (2000-07-07) 7 July 2000Left-handedRight-arm medium
50Daisy Mullan England (2002-11-29) 29 November 2002Right-handedRight-arm medium
All-rounders
5Deandra Dottin double-dagger West Indies (1991-06-21) 21 June 1991Right-handedRight-arm mediumOverseas player
6Emma Lamb double-dagger England (1997-12-16) 16 December 1997Right-handedRight-arm off break
9Stephanie Butler England (1994-04-23) 23 April 1994Left-handedRight-arm off break
11Naomi Dattani England (1994-04-28) 28 April 1994Left-handedLeft-arm medium
31Fi Morris England (1994-01-31) 31 January 1994Right-handedRight-arm off break
39Liberty Heap England (2003-09-16) 16 September 2003Right-handedRight-arm off break
Wicket-keepers
21Eleanor Threlkeld England (1998-11-16) 16 November 1998Right-handed—Captain
35Alice Clarke England (2001-08-04) 4 August 2001Left-handedRight-arm medium
47Seren Smale Wales (2004-12-13) 13 December 2004Right-handed—
Bowlers
7Hannah Jones England (1999-02-10) 10 February 1999Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
16Kate Cross double-dagger England (1991-10-03) 3 October 1991Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
17Phoebe Graham England (1991-10-23) 23 October 1991Right-handedRight-arm medium
18Mahika Gaur double-dagger United Arab Emirates (2006-03-09) 9 March 2006Right-handedLeft-arm medium
19Sophie Ecclestone double-dagger England (1999-05-06) 6 May 1999Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
22Laura Jackson England (1997-12-27) 27 December 1997Right-handedRight-arm medium
24Tara Norris double-dagger United States (1998-06-04) 4 June 1998Left-handedLeft-arm medium
43Sophia Turner England (2003-04-23) 23 April 2003Right-handedRight-arm medium
44Olivia Thomas England (2004-05-03) 3 May 2004Right-handedRight-arm leg break
65Alex Hartley double-dagger England (1993-09-06) 6 September 1993Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
–Hannah Rainey double-dagger Scotland (1997-06-02) 2 June 1997Right-handedRight-arm medium

Academy

The North West Thunder Academy team plays against other regional academies in friendly and festival matches across various formats. The Academy selects players from across the North West region, and includes some players who are also in the first team squad. Players in the 2023 Academy are listed below:[21]

Name County
Olivia BellCheshire
Olivia BrinsdenCumbria
Summer CarringtonLancashire
Eliza CottamLancashire
Olivia CunliffeLancashire
Grace JohnsonLancashire
Maeve JonesLancashire
Tilly KestevenLancashire
Emilia LambLancashire
Sophie MorrisLancashire
Bethan RobinsonLancashire
Amelia SammonsLancashire
Hannah SnapeLancashire

Overseas players

Coaching staff
  • Head Coach: Paul Shaw
  • Regional Director: David Thorley
  • Senior Regional Talent Manager: Jen Barden

As of the 2022 season.[6]

Seasons

Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy
Season Final standing League standings[22] Notes
P W L T NR BP Pts NRR Pos
2020 Group stage 6240019−0.5153rd DNQ
2021 Group stage 73400113−0.6207th DNQ
2022 Group stage 7150106−0.3667th DNQ

Charlotte Edwards Cup
Season Final standing League standings Notes
P W L T NR BP Pts NRR Pos
2021 Group stages 62310111+0.0293rd DNQ
2022 Group stages 62400210–0.1903rd DNQ

Statistics

Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy
Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy – summary of results[23]
Year Played Wins Losses Tied NR Win %
2020 6240033.33
2021 7340042.86
2022 7150114.29
Total 206130130.00
  • Abandoned matches are counted as NR (no result)
  • Win or loss by super over or boundary count are counted as tied.
Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy – teamwise result summary[24]
Opposition Mat Won Lost Tied NR Win %
Central Sparks4220050.00
Lightning4220050.00
Northern Diamonds404000.00
South East Stars2110050.00
Southern Vipers202000.00
Sunrisers2100150.00
Western Storm202000.00

Charlotte Edwards Cup
Charlotte Edwards Cup - summary of results
Year Played Wins Losses Tied NR Win %
2021 6231033.33
2022 6240033.33
Total 12471033.33
  • Abandoned matches are counted as NR (no result)
  • Win or loss by super over or boundary count are counted as tied.
Charlotte Edwards Cup - teamwise result summary
Opposition Mat Won Lost Tied NR Win %
Lightning2110050.00
Northern Diamonds4220050.00
Southern Vipers202000.00
Sunrisers2101050.00
Western Storm202000.00

Records

Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy

Charlotte Edwards Cup

See also

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